The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-14
TEACHERS IN COUNCIL.
First Days session OF the National
Educational Associati0n.

CHICAGO, ILL, July l3.-The bust
ness proper Of the convention Of the
National Educational Association
commenced this morning with gen
eral meeting at the Central Music
Hall. N. A. Calkins, Of New York.
presided, and briefly welcomed the
delegates, who we're In numbers large
enough to pack every nook aud cor
ner OF the building The special topic
for the morning was 1.-THE Psycolos-
ical and Pedagogical Value Of Modern
Methods Of Elementary Culture" aud
his Was divided into heads with
the following speakers: The Socratlc
Element" by Thomas Davidson, l..
L. ID, OF New Jersey; "rhe Objective
Z ement," by the Hon. John W. Dick.
insJn, OF Massachusetts,; "Ihe Philo.
sophie and Scientific Element" by y.
Louis soldap, p. II. ID, Of Missouri |;
"Ths Natural OF Developing Element"
by W. N. Mailman, Z. II. d., Of Indi.
ana discussion OF the Theories In
yolved In This Topic" by W. 7. Har.
ris, l.. l.. d., 81 Massachusetts, George
p. Brown. Of Illinois; J. H. Hoose,
PHI. d., II New YorK the Rev. A..
L. winship, oi B)stop, end others.
The following committees were sp
pointed: Committee 10 report on the
educational ex position for the report
OF proceedings for Isl George r.
Brown, Illinois; w. A. Mowrey, Ma
sachusttts; Aaron Cove, Colorado; Il.
Lswic Sedan, Missouri; J. W. sterns,
wisconsin Jerome Alien, New York,
and Albert Salisbury, WucoDsin.
Committee on Re, o utions-H. \. Tar.
bell, r. ode Island; j. II. Hoose. New
York; \, \. Lave, Missouri; w. w.
Parsons, Indiana; Clara Conway, Ten.
netsee; A Il. Winship. DO ton. Com.
mi,,ee on Nei ology-R W. Steven,
sor, Ohio; Y Richards, Washington,
ID O; r. W. Coy, Ohio; Miss NJ. :
Cooper, New York Thomas J. Morgan,
Rode lslsnd.
Mr. Mayo, Of Bostop, submitted the
iollowi z resolution:
"rhat THE, the largest and mos, i'm.
p5f AIT clnvention OF the teachers OF
the United States ever held In the
cause Of education Of the Ameri.
can people, restlirms, with emphasis,
IT, of repeated declaration that IL Ia
thu duty ot Congress 10 come 10 the
aid Of the people OF the Southern
Siaieo a the UuiOn In their present
heroic Efforts a. Overcome the Hitter.
acy which Ia now the great misfortune
OF this eettlon, and u neglected will
speedily b come the peril and shame
Of the whole republic
Resolved, that the Blair bill, twice
pafstd, after long and delibera'a die.
cussion. by the Senate Of the Uhited
Sta 20, ie reg rdtd by this convention
ID measure 10 accomplish this end,
aud Cougrefs IL urged 10 speedily or.
act ard the President OF the United
States approve II, that II may become
the law 1 I the land.
Received, n alta committee OF three
PERSONS be appointed by the president
OF this convention which shall pre-
sent the resolution 10 the appropriate
committee Of Congress, with the rea,
sons Tor the repeated declarations oil
lie faith In national aid 10 education
In the South m recognition OF the
coming era Of national prosperity
unity and perpetual peace"
The resolution WAS referred 10 the
COMMITTEE on Resolutions 10 report.
Pfol J. W sterns, Of the Univer.ity
Of Wisconsin, contributed the frs
speech upon "rhe Psychological enc
Pedagogical Value Of the Moderr
Methods Of Elementary Culture
Pfoi. siertp spoke Of "rhe Socrati,
Method In Education"
Tue topic for the evening vas "rhs
Educatio al lun1eute ard Re- ult' o
the Ofdiua1ce Of 1851 the one hun
dreith Anniyer aiy Of ia adop'iop) :
The rapsrs on the topic were as fol
lova3
"Tho historical bearings upon IN,
problems OF social aud political life Il
the uoitrd satss," by luAel W. An
dTsw', IL u oiOhio. what leesoni
does d tesch Va regard 10 the iulur
educational policy Il onr government,
by J L Pickard. IL d Of Iowa.
hpe,ches we're made by u A Hins
dale, PbD, Of Cleveland o., an,
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